800 Pound Gorilla Album of the Week
Album of the Week is a comedy podcast by 800 Pound Gorilla Media. Every Thursday, discover a new stand-up comedy album to laugh along with. Whether it’s on your commute, ignoring your kids, or pretending to do work, we got you covered! 800 Pound Gorilla Media is one of the world’s leading comedy media companies. We produce, distribute, and market stand-up comedy video specials and audio albums to comedy fans across the globe.
Episodes
Join seasoned performer Finesse Mitchell as he talks with us about all things relating to his special Slightly Offensive, his career, and more. Then, tune in for Slightly Offensive - a riotous ride through marriage, sex, dating in the modern world, dodging cancel culture, and raising daughters. No topic is off-limits, and Mitchell’s transparency is part of the charm—his crowd laughs, gasps, and nods in agreement. It&rsq...
For her first one-hour comedy special, Atsuko Okatsuka shares her encounter with a home intruder and how her upbringing prepared her for that very moment.
In his landmark debut stand-up special, J. Snow talks about the changing face of Compton, family craziness, and the trials of sickle cell anemia.
British Comedy Guide’s ‘Next Big Thing 2025’ nominees Rachel (“Very much the rock’n’roll star of British comedy”- Rolling Stone) - (“Fairburn delivers…with sadistic glee” – Guardian) - (“Mouth Almighty” – Her Friends) will be casting her acerbic eye over everything from your children to her pretentious new alcohol-free life (accurate at time of wri...
Stand-up comedian Rita Rudner shares her insightful and humorous take on all-things marriage, gift giving & England's thoughts on the 4th of July in her 1990 HBO stand-up special Born To Be Mild.
In Come To Find Out, Mike Falzone brings his signature warmth and sharp wit to the stage with a hilarious deep dive into modern confusion. Whether he's riffing on tech culture, the little things he misses from back East, or reimagining idioms, Mike’s special is a clever, conversational ride through the bizarre landscapes of everyday life.
Sydney Castillo is a world-class storyteller with hilarious stories of familial kidnapping, crazy dating, how television is destroying love, and taking care of his mom who thought he was going to be an NBA star.
In his electrifying second stand-up special, ‘My Name Is Preacher,’ the dynamic comedian Preacher Lawson brings his trademark high-energy style to the stage. Sharing uproarious tales from his comedic journey, Preacher invites audiences into his world of family-friendly humor, infused with boundless charm. From his nomadic upbringing to navigating life with a mischievous dog, to getting pulled over on his birthday, Preac...
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To celebrate a fantastic first season, we have put together a curated compilation featuring 12 comics from season one. Comedians in order:
Zoltan Kaszas
Ryan Beck
Anjelah Johnson Reyes
Matt Rife
Nick Offerman
Blair Socci
David Cross
Lace Larrabee
Sarah Millican
Sean Patton
Fern Brady
Chad Daniels
Zoltan Kaszas
Stay tuned for another season of fantastic come...
In the deeply existential and deeply funny Is This It? Kanan Gill reflects on the unsettling feeling of finding yourself in the middle of life, holding dead dreams and trying to cope, and offers a simple solution: give up your dreams, death is coming, let’s party. Taking a pair of tweezers to every shared ambition : love, money, success, retirement plans, (and their inevitable failure), and their salves : motivation, mindfuln...
Clean Suit. Dirty Mouth. Jimmy Carr’s back with an epic anthology of zingers.
He’s 27, gay, and riddled with dyspraxia. Dan Tiernan has had a huge year—quitting his job as a dinner lady, going full-time in comedy, and finally leaving home. Yet, despite all these big changes, he still feels like he’s completely going under. The reigning BBC New Comedy Awards winner and British Comedian of the Year delivers a gag-heavy, high-energy debut hour packed with chaotic storytelling and razor-sharp p...
The hilarious Sarah Millican is back with a Bobby Dazzler of a new stand-up show. In this, her sixth stand-up special, you'll learn about the best way to eat a kiwi fruit, how your vagina candle should smell, trying to lose weight but only losing the tip of your finger and a surprisingly funny smear test. But mostly, you will laugh. At her, yes but also with her.
Garrett Millerick’s new special is an hour of no-holds-barred stand up for people who like to keep things simple. Join the world’s angriest optimist on an hilarious rollercoaster ride through modern resentment as he searches for a new religion for the new age of certainty. Garrett’s got a daughter to raise, and he doesn’t have the answers, but he better find some quickly before she starts asking questions. T...
Kelsey Cook recently moved to Minnesota in the dead of winter to live with her boyfriend. In her new special "Mark Your Territory", she's letting audiences in on the perks of dating an older man, the insanity of IUD insertions, navigating a parent with dementia, and much more.
In this new comedy special, rural Tennessee's Trae Crowder brings his uniquely erudite-yet-trailer'y perspective to life, fatherhood, and America in the 2020s. From his experience as a displaced hillbilly in Hollywood to the love-hate relationship rednecks have with aliens, and everything in between, Trae promises to make you laugh...and not just at how he talks.
"I’m Your Son, Papa" is JR De Guzman’s debut one-hour stand-up special filmed live in the vibrant city of Las Vegas. In this special, JR shares and sings the true stories of his Filipino-American upbringing, filled with laughter, love, and the complexities of family life.
Getting deep, staying silly. Chris Redd digs into his days of living life like a music video and realizing that even if he'll never be tall enough to dunk, he can still grow as a person.
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